Frontex | European Border Guard Teams

European Border Guard Teams – the new Frontex regulation (that came into force in December 2011) specifies that Frontex will create European Border Guard Teams (EBGT) for deployment in Frontex joint operations and rapid border interventions. The EBGT will be composed of border guards from the EU Member States, experts in different areas of border management including land and sea border surveillance, dog handling, identification of false documents and second line activities such as establishing nationalities of irregular migrants detected at the border.

Member States will contribute border guards to this pool based on the specific expert profiles developed by Frontex. Following the selection process Frontex will provide training to members of the teams relevant to their field of expertise and tasks performed. All members of EGBT will receive training in relevant union and international law, including fundamental rights and access to international protection.

Seconded Guest Officers (SGO) – border guards from the EU Member States seconded to Frontex for the period of up to six months. The SGO will be attached to the European Border Guard Teams.